Paul shooting for iPhone Once A Day project

 

One of the advantages of living in a fairly large metropolitan area is that there are usually more than a few art exhibitions that are worth viewing at any given time of the year.  Sometimes this can present a challenge, as many people don't have the time to visit all of them.

 

A current favorite of ours is the exhibition of prints by Lauren E. Simonutti at the Edelman Gallery in downtown Chicago.  Lauren's work is comprised of large-format contact prints of images taken inside her home during a self-imposed season of isolation.  You can read more about it by clicking HERE.

 

We hope you get a chance to check out this show, and we'll let you know about a few more in the weeks to come. 

  Paul burning through a turn on the ice

 

We generally tend to land plenty of travel jobs over the winter months, but that doesn't stop us from taking time to revel in our native winter weather.  One increasingly popular activity for Team Elledge is riding on the ice - a version of racing that involves customized motorcycles (outfitted with studded tires, etc.).  There are few things as exhilarating as tearing across a frozen lake on a clear winter morning!

 

If you are into motorcycles and haven't had a chance to experience this type of winter entertainment, we highly recommend that you check it out! 

©2010 Leasha Overturf

 

Well, the new year has so far sent us on a lot of travels, and the next several weeks will see Team Elledge continuing to bounce around the country (the above image was snapped on a recent trip to NYC).  We have mentioned it before, but we'll say it again - we love getting to travel and meet interesting people in interesting places.  It's truly one of the best parts of our job!  Plus, we love the challenge of making a compelling image in a location that we are not familiar with.  There are always an assortment of unique challenges that arise on a location shoot, and we enjoy the opportunity to meet them head on and provide amazing solutions.

 

One thing that has really made our travels a lot easier over the past year is the phenomenal BlinkBid software.  The fine folks over at BlinkBid have really put together a very useful software package that enables us to stay on top of all of our bids, etc., even while we are on the road.  Like so much technology, we now really can't figure out how we ever managed to survive before BlinkBid came into our lives...  Check it out, and maybe it will help make your travels that much more efficient.  

  The King

 

In case you missed it, Friday marked Elvis' 75th birthday.  To Commemorate this occasion, the Smithsonian has put together a traveling show called Elvis at 21, which will feature some amazing photographs by Alfred Wertheimer.

 

You can click HERE to read a short NPR story about it, as well as see a few of Wertheimer's images of The King right as his career was really starting to accelerate.

 

We hope you had a great holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year! 

  A painting by Carmen Herrera

 

In case you missed it, we wanted to share with you the story of Carmen Herrera, the 94 year old Manhattan artist who is just beginning to gain recognition for her work.

 

If you click HERE you can read a New York Times article about Carmen and her lifelong commitment to create.  Carmen's story is inspirational on a number of levels, and we loved the fact that she has maintained her vision for so long without seeking the accolades that so many artists tend to make a priority.

 

In the end, every creative individual will leave some sort of legacy of their work behind them.  The good ones (recognized or not) are the ones that maintain their vision without wavering.  It would appear that Carmen Herrera is one of the good ones...